Jenn44
New Member

Does my daughter need to file her own tax return for unearned income only?

My 21 year old full-time student received a scholarship and stipend. It is all reported on her 1098-T. Her income from this is @$21,000. This is her only income, so TurboTax is asking for our (her parents) taxable income since it is unearned income. Should she file her own return with this, or can it be added to our return since she is still a dependent and this is her only income? Since she will be taxed at our rate I'm not sure what the difference is if she files her own return.